Battle of Pavia
The capture of Francis I at Pavia encourages Henry VIII to revive plans for a conquest of France.
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February
Battle of Pavia
The Habsburg victory at Pavia and capture of Francis I encourage Henry VIII to revive plans for war against France.
Battle of Pavia
Francis I is captured during the Battle of Pavia
Capture
Francis I is captured at Pavia, creating an opening for Henry VIII to press English claims in France.
Capture
Francis I is captured during the Battle of Pavia, creating an opportunity for Henry VIII's French ambitions.
Great Enterprise
Henry VIII and Wolsey revive the Great Enterprise after the French defeat at Pavia.
Invasion of France
The capture of Francis I at Pavia encourages Henry VIII to renew plans for an invasion of France.
Partition
Henry VIII and Wolsey consider schemes to partition France after the capture of Francis I at Pavia.
March
Invasion of France
Public rejoicing at St Paul's Cathedral marks Henry VIII's hope that Pavia will enable a renewed French campaign.
Peace Negotiations at Pavia
Henry breaks off peace negotiations with France after Francis Is capture at Pavia
Thanksgiving
After Francis I's capture Henry VIII orders public rejoicing and a mass at St Paul's Cathedral.
Amicable Grant
The Amicable Grant is promoted to fund a planned invasion of France after the capture of Francis I.
Invasion of France
The Amicable Grant is promoted to finance Henry VIII's proposed invasion of France.
Invasion of France
The Amicable Grant is raised to finance Henry VIII's planned invasion of France.
Reform of Church Governance
The Amicable Grant is raised to invade France, 6th of laity & 3rd of clergy income. Commissioners are appointed to collect the Amicable Grant
Taxation
The Amicable Grant seeks heavy payments from laity and clergy to finance Henry VIII's French war plans.
Amicable Grant
Wolsey attempts to raise a forced loan to fund Henry VIII's planned war against France.
Amicable Grant
Wolsey promotes the Amicable Grant to raise money for Henry VIII's revived Great Enterprise.
Amicable Grant
Wolsey proposes the Amicable Grant as a forced loan to finance Henry VIII's planned war against France.
Amicable Grant
Wolsey presses the Amicable Grant as the fiscal basis for the planned French campaign.
Amicable Grant Announced
Henry VIII's government demands an extraordinary contribution known as the Amicable Grant to finance renewed ambitions against France.
Great Enterprise
Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, stands among the senior military nobles available for a renewed French campaign.
Great Enterprise
Henry VIII orders renewed planning for the Great Enterprise after the French defeat at Pavia.
Great Enterprise
Thomas Howard is available as a senior noble commander while Henry VIII and Wolsey consider a renewed invasion of France.
Great Enterprise
Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, remains one of Henry VIII's principal military magnates during the French war planning.
Great Enterprise
Wolsey prepares diplomatic and financial measures for Henry VIII's proposed invasion of France.
Taxation
The government seeks money without parliamentary grant, increasing resentment against Wolsey's fiscal policy.
Wolsey Directs Grant Assessment
Wolsey directs commissioners to assess wealth and collect the grant without normal parliamentary approval, generating widespread resistance.
April
Reform of Government
Henry renounces the Amicable Grant
Amicable Grant
Opposition to the Amicable Grant spreads through Essex and threatens wider disorder.
Amicable Grant
Resistance to the Amicable Grant appears in Kent as taxpayers object to the forced contribution.
Amicable Grant
Taxpayers in Suffolk refuse payment and resistance grows in the cloth-making districts.
Amicable Grant
Thomas Howard supports royal authority as the government seeks money for Henry VIII's planned French campaign.
Muster
Charles Brandon is associated with government mobilisation in East Anglia as resistance to the Amicable Grant grows.
Muster
Thomas Howard supports royal authority as the government tries to enforce payments for the French war plan.
Tax Resistance
Opposition to the Amicable Grant extends into Essex and weakens the government's attempt to collect the levy.
Tax Resistance
Resistance to the Amicable Grant spreads in Suffolk as taxpayers refuse the forced loan.
Tax Resistance
Resistance to Wolsey's forced loan spreads in Essex as taxpayers reject the levy for the French campaign.
May
Amicable Grant Abandoned
Wolsey accepts the abandonment of the grant, leaving the crown to retreat from a fiscal policy that had produced dangerous popular unrest.
Grant Collection Suspended
Henry VIII orders collectors to stop pressing the unpopular levy after reports show that resistance is spreading faster than the government can contain it.
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